A Message to Championship Contenders (excluding the Lakers)

Dear Championship Contenders (excluding the Lakers),

Are you looking for a little extra help to try to win that precious championship?  Money's tight, I know, but this is a championship we're talking about.  This is something that will pay itself off ten-fold.  So I come here to ask you this: Sign Bobby Jackson.

Bobby's a proven player, a former 6th man of the year, and a guy with a ton of heart.  Few people in this league truly deserve a championship more than him.  Last year, playing as the backup point guard on the worst team in the league, Bobby said at the beginning of the season that he'd like to only play maybe 20 to 25 minutes a game, if that, because of his age.  Yet in 13 games he played more than 30 minutes, including a 37 minute performance against Denver in the 2nd to last game of the season.  Oh and I think I forgot to mention he was playing with a broken face.

He could have sat out for the rest of the season after injuring himself, seeing as how there was only about a month left and the only thing the Kings had to look forward to was the draft lottery. But Bobby opted to continue playing with a face mask.  And when the face mask bothered him, he didn't say "Coach, I can't play, take me out".  He took the face mask off, and continued to play.  There was absolutely no reason for him to do this.  We had already locked being the worst team in the league.  But Bobby doesn't think like that.  He doesn't just give up, even when it doesn't matter.  He'll keep on fighting till the very end.

By the way in that Denver game he scored 18 points, had 12 assists to 2 turnovers, 2 steals, and 4 rebounds.  3 of those rebounds were on the offensive glass.  The dude can still play.

Bobby also has some mega experience.  He's been in the playoffs 8 times in 12 years, and other than the first two years of his playoff career in Minnesota, he's contributed to those teams.  He knows what its like to have that championship in sight, and then to lose it all.  And he's never stopped wanting it.

So why not sign him for a minimum contract?  Why not give him a chance to win a championship? In turn he'll help you.  He doesn't need all the minutes in the world, but you can rest assured that when you do put him in the game, he'll play with everything he's got and then some.  He's a fighter, someone you can rely on with the basketball in his hands.

So Boston, don't sign Dan Dickau, he's not going to help you as much as B-Jax would.

San Antonio, who do you have behind Tony Parker? George Hill? Hill's ok, but Jackson would eat him alive.  Plus Jackson had better stats than him last year as a 35 year old.

Orlando, if that J-Will situation doesn't work out, why not give another former King in Bobby a chance?

Cleveland, look at how badly Mo Williams choked in the playoffs last year.  You can say what you want about Bobby, but choking isn't in his vocabulary. He'll do what you want him to do, and if that means giving LeBron a championship, then that's what he'll try to do.  Plus you guys have like no depth at the point guard position.

So sign Bobby Jackson.  Put him in a position to succeed.  He won't let you down.

Love,

Sacramento